Toilet-paper holder.



B. PHELPS. TOILET PAPER HOLDER..

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. I918.

Patented Jam 28, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcn.

BYRON PHELPS, F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to roll paper holders and particularly to holders intended for use in holding rolls of toilet paper.

The object of my invention is to produce a device for this purpose which shall be cheap in first cost, simple and easy, both to install and to place the paper in place, so that any person may put this up and kee it supplied.

My invention comprises the novel features which will hereinafter be described and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings show my invention embodied in its preferred form of construction.

Figure 1 shows the device in its preferred type of construction, in perspective, a roll of paper being shown in position.

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspectives of modified construction using different types of base member.

My device has two parts, an arm and a base to which the arm 1s pivoted. The arm is preferably made of a bar of round iron or heavy wire. This bar is bent so as to form two parallel sections, 1 and 4:. These two sections are separated in position and are connected by the central portions of the rod, which central portion is preferably bent so as to form a section 2 next to the section 1 which is at right angles thereto and of a length to extend to the outer edge of theroll of paper when it is in place u on the section 1. The inner end of the section 2 is joined to the-pivot section 4 by section 3, which preferably, although not necessarily, occupies an inclined position, as shown.

The pivot section 4 is considerably shorter than the section 1, which is substantially the length of the roll of paper 7. The base to which the arm is pivoted is, in the preferred construction, considerably narrower than the length of the roll 9 and of such material thickness that when the roll swings down into contact with the base it is supported somewhat away from the wall and with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

ends of the roll projecting well beyond the side edge of the base 6. In consequence, the depending end of the paper is held away from the wall enough to make it easy to get the fingers behind it and get hold of it.

The type of pivot base shown in Fig. 2, which shows a metal plate 7 having an eye for the pivot section 4, may be used, but this does not secure the above results and is therefore not so much preferred.

In Fig. 3 is shown a pivot base 8, which in outline closely resembles that of Fig. 1, but is made of stamped sheet metal, or other suitable molded or stamped sheet material.

The free or swinging end of the rod has a tipsection 5 which is bent back toward the pivot and prevents endwise movement of the roll. This is short enough to pass freely through the hole in the roll. The pivot base is provided with holes for the reception of securing screws or nails, as 60 and 70.

It is desired to call attention to the fact that when the paper is drawn out the inner wall of the tubular core upon which the roll is wound, has to slide over the bar section 1, thereby producing a friction which prevents excessive overturning of the roll.

This device may be put up by any one, as it only necessitates placing of a couple screws or nails. Also, any one would understand how to place a new roll thereon. It is exceedingly simple and cheap in design and of such character that any one may take care of the same and keep it supplied with paper.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A roll paper holder comprising a metal rod having two parallel and separated sections, one of these being at one end of the rod and serving as a pivot axis and the other being slightly removed from the other end of the rod and serving to receive the paper roll, the extremity of this end of the bar being bent back toward the pivot section and said pivot and roll-holding sections being connected by the central portion of the rod by a section which is at right angles to and joins with one end of the r0ll receiving section and other connecting this right angled section with the pivot section and extending in an inclined direction, and a base upon which the pivot section is ournaled.

2. A roll paper holder comprislng a base member of a width considerably less than the laterally bent tip to revent accidental diswidth of the paper it is designed to hold, a placement of the roll, and the section being bar pivoted by one end upon this base and positioned to extend at each end beyond the 10 having its other end substantially parallel side edges of the base. i

5 with and'separated from the, pivot section Signed at Seattle, \Vashington, this 20th and of a length to extend through the paper day of March, 1918. roll, the free end of this section having a BYRON PHELPS. 

